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The Maine attraction Underdog Tom Allen attempts to unseat GOP incumbent Sen. Susan Collins	Kate Sheppard	29 Sep 2008	Gristmill
Maine's Susan Collins (R) was one of just three senators to receive a perfect score on the League of Conservation Voters' 2007 scorecard. The next-closest Republican on the list was Collins' home-state colleague, Olympia Snowe, who earned an 80 percent mark. Susan Collins. Photo: susancollins.com Collins' lifetime score after 11 years in office is significantly lower -- 68 percent. But over the years she has earned praise from enviros for supporting legi ...
Topics: Congress, elections, energy, interview, Maine, Muckraker, news, politics, US Senate (all these topics)

Barr on the Record An interview with Bob Barr about his presidential platform on energy and the environment	Kate Sheppard	09 Sep 2008	Grist Feature
Bob Barr. Photo: Bob Barr for President In July, Bob Barr, the Libertarian candidate for president, attended a big climate-change speech by Al Gore and found himself being praised by the former vice president for paying serious attention to the issue. After the speech, Barr issued a statement commending Gore for his "efforts and leadership" on global ...
Topics: climate, elections, energy, interview, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics)

'Every other climate that has been warmed had better grapes' Stunning interview with incoherent GOP denier running for Congress	Joseph Romm	04 Sep 2008	Gristmill
My brother Dave lives in Minneapolis and has been interviewing RNC delegates. Here is Barb Davis White in her own words (audio stream here): White: My name is Barb Davis White and I'm running for the 5th Congressional District against Keith Ellison for the United States House of Representatives, which is called Congress. Romm: Where are you on global warming? White: Well, global warming really has not been proven. There are 30,000 scientists, including Al Gore's ...
Topics: climate, climate change skepticism, Congress, elections, interview, Minnesota, politics (all these topics)

Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin on CNBC's Kudlow & Company McCain's veep pick talks energy, ANWR, and the improbability of being tapped for VP	Sara Barz	29 Aug 2008	Gristmill
During a June 25, 2008, appearance on CNBC's Kudlow & Company, Sarah Palin said, "Sen. McCain is wrong" on the issue of oil drilling. She said, "I think he's going to evolve into eventually supporting ANWR opening also ... I'd like the opportunity to change his mind about ANWR." She was also asked about the possibility of being chosen as McCain's running mate and said, "it's really probably out of the realm of possibility to be tapped ...
Topics: Alaska, Arctic Refuge, elections, energy, interview, John McCain, politics, presidential race 08, Sarah Palin, video (all these topics)

On your Mark Mark Warner talks to Grist about his energy vision and upcoming keynote address	Kate Sheppard	25 Aug 2008	Gristmill
Mark Warner. Photo: John Rohrbach 'I'm a big believer that to get the American people to agree on transformative change, you've got to show bipartisan support,' Virginia Democratic Senate candidate Mark Warner tells Grist. 'And I think if we're really going to get the change in the energy field, it's going to take that.' Warner, the former governor of Virgina and current candidate in the race to replace retiring Republican Sen. John Warner (no relation), ...
Topics: Democratic National Convention, elections, interview, Muckraker, politics, US Senate, Virginia (all these topics)

McKinney on the Record Green Party presidential candidate Cynthia McKinney talks to Grist	Kate Sheppard	22 Aug 2008	Grist Feature
Cynthia McKinney. Green Party presidential candidate Cynthia McKinney sums up her energy policy with a simple, memorable rhyme: "Leave the oil in the soil." "Right now we've got two energy policies in this country," McKinney told Grist. "One is war, the other is drilling. And neither one of them works." It's a message she hopes will win over vot ...
Topics: climate, elections, energy, interview, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics)

Granite State rematch Grist talks to New Hampshire Senate candidate Jeanne Shaheen	Kate Sheppard	31 Jul 2008	Gristmill
'We can't depend just on oil,' says Democratic Senate candidate Jeanne Shaheen. 'I think people want choices. They understand that we've got to address this issue and they want some leadership to get it done.' Shaheen is taking a second shot at beating New Hampshire's first-term Sen. John Sununu, a Republican with a mediocre record on environmental issues who has been part of the push for more drilling. The League of Conservation Voters put Sununu on its 'Dirty ...
Topics: elections, interview, Muckraker, New Hampshire, news, politics, US Senate (all these topics)

Purple America U.S. Senate candidate Jim Slattery discusses energy and environment for rural voters	Kate Sheppard	18 Jul 2008	Gristmill
Jim Slattery, a candidate for U.S. Senate in Kansas, dropped by Netroots Nation this morning to talk about how progressives can make inroads in the heartland. His panel, 'Rural America and the Progressive Movement,' took a look at some of the reasons rural voters shouldn't be written off as red. Energy and environment were two key issues the panel discussed, noting that higher gas prices and environmental degradation hit rural Americans the hardest. Listen Ka ...
Topics: elections, interview, Kansas, Muckraker, news, politics, US Senate (all these topics)

Getting Mr. Smith out of Washington Grist talks to underdog Oregon Senate contender Steve Novick	Kate Sheppard	19 May 2008	Gristmill
Steve Novick. Photo: novickforsenate.org Tomorrow is the presidential primary in both Oregon and Kentucky, but it's also a key Senate primary in Oregon, where two Democrats are facing off to see who will get to take a crack at unseating Gordon Smith, the sole GOP senator on the West Coast. When Oregon House Speaker Jeff Merkley announced his bid for the nomination in August, it looked like a win was inevitable. He was hand-picked by Democratic Senatorial ...
Topics: elections, interview, Muckraker, Oregon, politics, US Senate (all these topics)

Jason and the Carbonauts Obama energy adviser Jason Grumet talks climate, coal, and green jobs	David Roberts	06 May 2008	Grist Feature
Jason Grumet. As executive director of the National Commission on Energy Policy, a bipartisan group of 20 energy experts created in 2002, Jason Grumet has come in for some flack from environmentalists. NCEP's influential 2004 energy report called for several measures anathema to greens, including a "safety valve" that would set an upper limit on the price of carbo ...
Topics: Barack Obama, climate, elections, energy, interview, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics)

John Voyage McCain adviser Douglas Holtz-Eakin opens up on climate and energy	David Roberts	21 Apr 2008	Grist Feature
Douglas Holtz-Eakin. Opinions differ on the quality of John McCain's domestic policy agenda, but you'd have trouble finding anyone in Washington who would disparage the man he's chosen as one of his top advisers. Douglas Holtz-Eakin has a dauntingly long resume and a reputation among policy wonks on both sides of the aisle for fair-minded number crunching. He has taught economics at top-no ...
Topics: climate, elections, energy, interview, John McCain, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics)

Nader on the Record An interview with Ralph Nader about his presidential platform on energy and the environment	Amanda Griscom Little	19 Mar 2008	Grist Feature
This is part of a series of interviews with presidential candidates. Ralph Nader. Photo: Sage Ross He brought you the seat belt. He launched a consumer advocacy empire. He got 2,883,105 votes in the 2000 presidential election, which critics argue helped put George W. Bush in the White House. Ralph Nader has earned fame -- and infamy -- for many d ...
Topics: climate, elections, energy, interview, politics, presidential race 08, Ralph Nader (all these topics)

Rice Versa An interview with Andrew Rice, the Democrat challenging GOP Sen. James Inhofe	David Roberts	07 Jan 2008	Grist Feature
Andrew Rice. No national politician has done more to antagonize the environmental community than James Inhofe, Republican senator from Oklahoma. As chair of the Senate Environment Committee in the last Congress, and now as its ranking minority member, he has waged war on environmental legislation and acted as a one-man firewall stopping efforts to address global warming, which he ...
Topics: elections, interview, James Inhofe, politics (all these topics)

Paul on the Record An interview with Ron Paul about his presidential platform on energy and the environment	Amanda Griscom Little	16 Oct 2007	Grist Feature
This is part of a series of interviews with presidential candidates produced jointly by Grist and Outside. Update: Ron Paul dropped out of the presidential race on June 12, 2008. Ron Paul. Photo: MyTwistedLens Enviros may roll their eyes at a candidate who dismisses the U.S. EPA as feckless and disposable, who believes all public lands should be private ...
Topics: climate, elections, energy, interview, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics)

Tancredo on the Record An interview with Tom Tancredo about his presidential platform on energy and the environment	Amanda Griscom Little	11 Oct 2007	Grist Feature
This is part of a series of interviews with presidential candidates produced jointly by Grist and Outside. Update: Tom Tancredo dropped out of the presidential race on Dec. 20, 2007. Tom Tancredo. Photo: VictoryNH Colorado Rep. Tom Tancredo -- best known for his zealous opposition to illegal immigration -- bills himself on his campaign websit ...
Topics: climate, elections, energy, interview, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics)

Huckabee on the Record An interview with Mike Huckabee about his presidential platform on energy and the environment	Amanda Griscom Little	02 Oct 2007	Grist Feature
This is part of a series of interviews with presidential candidates produced jointly by Grist and Outside. Update: Mike Huckabee dropped out of the presidential race on Mar. 4, 2008. Mike Huckabee. Photo: healthierus.gov Should you heart Huckabee? The jovial former Arkansas governor famously shed 100 pounds in two years and became an outspoken ...
Topics: climate, elections, energy, interview, Mike Huckabee, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics)

McCain on the Record An interview with John McCain about his presidential platform on energy and the environment	Amanda Griscom Little	01 Oct 2007	Grist Feature
This is part of a series of interviews with presidential candidates produced jointly by Grist and Outside. John McCain. Photo: hatch1921 John McCain likes to project a tough-guy stance on the issues, and global warming is no exception. "Americans solve problems. We don't run from them," he's quoted as saying on the environment page of his ...
Topics: climate, elections, energy, interview, John McCain, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics)

Biden on the Record An interview with Joe Biden about energy and the environment	Amanda Griscom Little	29 Aug 2007	Grist Feature
This is part of a series of interviews with presidential candidates produced jointly by Grist and Outside. Update: Joe Biden was chosen as Barack Obama's running mate on Aug. 23, 2008. (He dropped out of the presidential race on Jan. 3, 2008.) Joe Biden. Photo: Michael Millhollin Joe Biden says his top priority as president would be "energy security." "If I cou ...
Topics: climate, elections, energy, interview, Joe Biden, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics)

Clinton on the Record An interview with Hillary Clinton about her presidential platform on energy and the environment	Amanda Griscom Little	09 Aug 2007	Grist Feature
This is part of a series of interviews with presidential candidates produced jointly by Grist and Outside. Update: Clinton suspended her campaign for the presidency on June 7, 2008. Hillary Clinton. Photo: SEIU True to form, New York Sen. Hillary Clinton has done her homework on environmental and energy issues. A member of the Environment and ...
Topics: climate, elections, energy, Hillary Clinton, interview, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics)

Gravel on the Record An interview with Mike Gravel about his presidential platform on energy and the environment	Amanda Griscom Little	07 Aug 2007	Grist Feature
This is part of a series of interviews with presidential candidates produced jointly by Grist and Outside. Update: Mike Gravel switched from the Democratic Party to the Libertarian Party in March 2008; after failing to secure the Libertarian nomination, he ended his presidential campaign in May 2008. Mike Gravel. In his "Rock" campaign ad ...
Topics: climate, elections, energy, interview, Mike Gravel, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics)

Richardson on the Record An interview with Bill Richardson about his presidential platform on energy and the environment	Amanda Griscom Little	06 Aug 2007	Grist Feature
This is part of a series of interviews with presidential candidates produced jointly by Grist and Outside. Update: Bill Richardson dropped out of the presidential race on Jan. 10, 2008. Bill Richardson. Photo: Michael Millhollin via flickr Bill Richardson likes to play up his image as a horse-ridin', gun-totin' man of the Wild West, but don ...
Topics: Bill Richardson, climate, elections, energy, interview, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics)

Dodd on the Record An interview with Chris Dodd about his presidential platform on energy and the environment	Amanda Griscom Little	02 Aug 2007	Grist Feature
This is part of a series of interviews with presidential candidates produced jointly by Grist and Outside. Update: Chris Dodd dropped out of the presidential race on Jan. 3, 2008. Chris Dodd. Photo: Michael Millhollin via flickr Chris Dodd hasn't been out front on environmental issues during his 32 years in Congress, but he's clearly aiming to out- ...
Topics: Chris Dodd, climate, elections, energy, interview, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics)

Kucinich on the Record An interview with Dennis Kucinich about his presidential platform on energy and the environment	Amanda Griscom Little	01 Aug 2007	Grist Feature
This is part of a series of interviews with presidential candidates produced jointly by Grist and Outside. Update: Dennis Kucinich dropped out of the presidential race on Jan. 25, 2008. Dennis Kucinich. Photo: SEIU via flickr He may be eating the front-runners' dust in the polls, but among deep-green voters, Dennis Kucinich is considered a tr ...
Topics: climate, Dennis Kucinich, elections, energy, interview, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics)

Edwards on the Record An interview with John Edwards about his presidential platform on energy and the environment	Amanda Griscom Little	31 Jul 2007	Grist Feature
This is part of a series of interviews with presidential candidates produced jointly by Grist and Outside. Update: John Edwards dropped out of the presidential race on Jan. 30, 2008. John Edwards. Photo: Rachel Feierman John Edwards has gone to great lengths to outshine the top Democratic candidates with an aggressive environmental platform. On t ...
Topics: climate, elections, energy, interview, John Edwards, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics)

Obama on the Record An interview with Barack Obama about his presidential platform on energy and the environment	Amanda Griscom Little	30 Jul 2007	Grist Feature
This is part of a series of interviews with presidential candidates produced jointly by Grist and Outside. Barack Obama at an Earth Day 2007 event. Photo: Michael Millhollin In his two and a half years in the U.S. Senate, Barack Obama has been active -- even hyperactive -- on matters of energy and the environment. The Democrat from Illinois has int ...
Topics: Barack Obama, climate, elections, energy, interview, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics)

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